This statistic presents the leading payment card acquirers in Latin America in 2013, by purchase volume. An acquirer or an acquiring bank is the bank or financial institution that processes credit or debit card payments for products or services of a merchant. The purchase volume of Cielo in Brazil amounted to 193.44 billion U.S. dollars in 2013.
Leading payment card merchant acquirers in Latin America in 2013, by purchase volume
(in billion U.S. dollar)
Figures are net (gross minus chargebacks). Change in volume is based on local currency. Visa and MasterCard credit, debit, and prepaid cards including Electron and Maestro. Rede, Brazil is now owned by Itau Unibanco Holding. BBVA Mexico includes Colombia and Venezuela. Domestic debit figures (27.5 million, 809.5 million) are not included. Santander Brazil includes Argentina and the Elavon joint venture in Mexico. For Transbank, Chile; domestic debit figures (56.4 million, 2,266.4 million) are not included. Evertec, Puerto Rico includes Costa Rica, U.S. Virgin Islands, and British Virgin Islands. Includes Visa and MasterCard co branded ATH cards (220 million, 7,500 million). Domestic debit figures (34.4 million, 1,486.8 million) are not included. Banorte Mexico includes the Ixe Banco acquisition.
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The Nilson Report. (August 15, 2015). Leading payment card merchant acquirers in Latin America in 2013, by purchase volume (in billion U.S. dollar) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/472528/payment-card-merchant-acquirers-latin-america-by-volume/
The Nilson Report. "Leading payment card merchant acquirers in Latin America in 2013, by purchase volume (in billion U.S. dollar)." Chart. August 15, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472528/payment-card-merchant-acquirers-latin-america-by-volume/
The Nilson Report. (2015). Leading payment card merchant acquirers in Latin America in 2013, by purchase volume (in billion U.S. dollar). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472528/payment-card-merchant-acquirers-latin-america-by-volume/
The Nilson Report. "Leading Payment Card Merchant Acquirers in Latin America in 2013, by Purchase Volume (in Billion U.S. Dollar)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472528/payment-card-merchant-acquirers-latin-america-by-volume/
The Nilson Report, Leading payment card merchant acquirers in Latin America in 2013, by purchase volume (in billion U.S. dollar) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472528/payment-card-merchant-acquirers-latin-america-by-volume/ (last visited August 16, 2022)